Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Welcome to installment two in my raw food journey! We’ve been doing well, considering that we’ve been “cooked food + meat eaters forever. My husband is doing slightly better than I am. He’s got the willpower of…I don’t know what, but he’s almost unbending in this raw food journey. A bull! He’s stubborn like a bull.

We’re still in the “integrating” stage, where we do a lot of raw, some vegetarian/vegan, and meat once a week. We had some beef ribs on Memorial Day weekend that we smoked--and oh man, they were delicious and mouthwateringly perfect! But we both felt sort of sick after eating them. Not only bothered in our stomachs, but it felt weird not being able to get the taste out of my mouth. Beef, I’ll miss you. You were always such a tasty treat…hehe. But back to the integrating--we still have some baked bread and non-raw stuff, but overall, we’re eating much healthier than we were a month ago.

Which brings me to these raw burgers, from Ani Phyo. They were really tasty! Perhaps need just a bit of playing around with as far as seasonings go--I’d like to add the Weber Burger Seasoning that we always use. Used, hehe! And maybe a little Bragg’s Liquid Aminos. (Which tastes just like soy sauce, only lighter, for those of you who have never tried it.)

Overall, they were really good, and we’ll have them again, for sure. I loved the flavor that ketchup added, too, surprisingly! I didn’t make Ani’s raw ketchup, but the one we used was organic. They definitely need some crunch, so go ahead and pile on your crisp greens and sliced onions.

I dehydrated the bread and burgers in my oven with the door propped opened, but as we prepare more and more raw foods, I am starting to see the need for and advantages of a dehydrator. We like to have crackers and chips to snack on--and it would be nice to pop them in there and let them do their thing. But in a pinch, the oven did the job.

I hope you’ll continue on with me on my raw food journey. It won’t be all I make and post, for sure. I love to bake, and we’re still eating meat at least once a week, so there will always be something for everyone.

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I don't know that I could ever give up my carnivore ways. Just the aroma of neighbor's grilling tonight sent me into cravings for a burger. But, my hat goes off to you in this journey. It is interesting, and I do enjoy reading about it. The pics are amazing and very tempting, too.

Looks really good! I don't eat meat, so that isn't an issue for me. I am trying to eat more raw/clean foods too. The summer is a lot easier with the great fresh produce! Keep sharing your recipes!! Thanks!

This looks like a lot of grains. I think I would love it but you are right about seasonings. I bet a raw sauce to replace the good old special sauce on a sesame seed bun would do well.Pictures look great!

Hello :) I found you via Gourmeted and we both appear to like limes and eating raw foods, so I thought I'd say hi! I haven't yet made any breads or things requiring dehydration, but I must say that a spiralizer and dehydrator are at the top of my wish list! Right now it's just me and my knife (which sounds kinda scary, ha ha!). Looking forward to reading your experiences in the kitchen cooked & uncooked, ~ Emily.

WOW! This looks delicious! I've been vegetarian for 3 months now and this looks like something right up my alley. I went vegetarian to expand my palette and it sure works! There's some amazing foods out there that meat gets in the way of!YUMMY!

Elle, I think it is totally awesome that you AND your hubby are doing this! I have a hard enough time trying to convince Grumpy to eat a vegetarian meal. I don't think I could ever convince him to do this.

Congrats on going on this raw journey. It's always something that has interested me, so it's cool to see you write about it. I actually think the bread looks really great, and would make that as nice omega 3 travel snack. Beautiful job buddy :)

Oh my goodness - I am fascinated and can't wait to read more about your raw food journey. I don't know if I can (or want) to go this route but I am certainly excited to follow along. Good luck - this was a very interesting post!